The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-20


The editor of, 7ansassssas having deemed
Il proper 70 make pubic the tAct Of my with
drawing nv subscription ftosn his paper, and
since he PROCESSES to give my reasons TOR such
vithdrswal, bus does not correctly state them.
I ask space in your columns for IN explanation.
I did not stop the TanoAosseson because 7 op-
posed, while / favored, the election Of Ms.
Walker, but because II will not tell the truth
about the matter. The article In the 1aHoAas'
,eean Of Jan. 5,h., commenting upon the with
drawal of nv subscription, 10 IN insult to two
thirds of the white voters Of Leon county -
well as to myself That paper has once week,
Democratic Convention adjourned systematical-
" heaped abuse upon many Of the best people
a the county regarding the late canvass and
election Heretofore 1t has been treated with
silent contempt, - II 10 well known that the
editor Is looked upon at home - TOO ignorant to
know any better and 10 consequently disregarded
by all except few who think that by encourag-
ing him in this course they are revenging them
selves uuon those who strove to have this cOun-
ty represented In the Legislature by white Dem
ocrats; but a. II is barely possible that respect
able people at distance may be deceived by
him. have decided 10 show him up and at the
same time give to the public . statement o.
facts regarding my course and those with whom
I acted in the late election.
In view of the impossibiity of electing full,
Democratic ticket In the county many of our
| best Democratic citizens decided TO make an &C.
| and two other Democrats to the Assembly. We
| had every reason to believe this could b. ~.
complished and shortly before the Democratic
County Convention assembled 1t appeared to 0e
almost a certainty that it could be done. pro-
! viicd the Convention would nominate two can
didates for the Assembly and then adjourn
without making any other nomination. When
| the Convention met was unanimously elected
| chairman, but with this ended all harmony in
that body. Two distinct factions presented
themselves, one headed by such men ss Captain
| Pat Houstoun and Dr. A. NJ. Manning. the othe
by such rs Colonel John A. Henderson and Mr.
w. r. Wilson. Finally nominations for the
| Senate were declared in order. Several names
were proposed, mine among the number, but all
declined; and Mr.. Walkers name was put in
nomination and he was requested to address the
Convention, which he did. In his speech he
distinctly declared himself Democrat and that
| he would act with the DcmOcrOtc majority in
the Legislature il elected, and that he would
not he candidate if the Convention made
nomination against him, also stating tina, il the
Convention would not nominate more than two
candidates for the Assembly he believed that
they would be elected.
After this speech nothing Was accomplished
except the election of seven gentlemen to form
an Executive Committee, of which number am
O'e. No nominations having been made, the
pleased. In view of tile past services Of Mr.
Walker to the State and county and to the Dem
ocrat' party, and our confidence in him as
conservative and safe legislator, we decided TO
support HIM for the Senate; besides, it was clear
to the minds Of everybody that he was more en-
titled to the votes of Democrats than any voluu-
teer Democrat who might come out independent
of party organization. About ten days before
the election ticket was printed in the FLORID-
IAN with the name of Mr.. F. T. Myers for the
Senate. 1t never has been publicly known how
the ticket was made up. l do not know, and
have not been able to find anybody who would
tell how or when it was gotten up; but the uni
versal belief is that 1t was gotten up by gerry
few gentlemen in Tallahassee. l supported all
the gentlemen on that ticket because they were
Democrats, except Mr.. Myers. This is history
of Mr. Walkers candidacy, and because we did
not drop him at the bidding of the 1allahaaseean
and its bosses and support Mr.. Myers we have
been subjected TO constant and unceasiDg re-
proach, our fealty to our party attacked, and we
are called "a few misguided Democrats" as if
we were children TO be led astray. We are &C
cused of 'monkeying with an inferior race"
with mixing up with the negroes in politics and
making them legislators and rulers, &C. 1t ie
pas all understanding that such things can *
| tolerated rs has been the insOlence OF this Cheu
| John editor.
From the face of the returns the Iauahassesx,..
knows as well as we do that subiracting ;'.e
known negro vote from Mr.. Myers total, bS1,
he is not left over 270 white votes.
While the gentlemen upon whom the IGl1-
hasseean has 30 repeatedly heaped it's vile abuse
were devoting their energy, time anl
this State from Radical rule, its present
editor WIS monkeyng with the negroes" edit
ing for DR.. ConOver his Radical sheet, thc
Patriot
When mans status in politics is not settled
he thinks he must be ultra in order not to be
| neCted. likewise a W m ia IN hstt Ter
tn IL negro he thinks to conceal that fact, he
must be constantly abusing the negroes.
1t is quite evident that the editor of the Tai
!nhassesan is not satisfied that his status il yet
| established with Leon county Democrats
One OF the most banefu engines of disco.d in
community is q little mean paper under the
management of a man who, to acquire little
notoriety, allows himself to be used to
abuse and traduce the best people through
the medium of his slanderous sheet The
| Iaudhdssesan is that engine in this community
and is being used by little clique, who becaus'
| we opposed them in their efforts to keep negroes
| in the Legislature, by making no nomination.
in the Convention, seek by traducing US and
calling US Republicans, &C., to hide from sight
their own treachery to the best interest of the
county and the people I, and those with whom
acted, are accused of destroying unity in the
| Democratic party in this county because we
| sisted in the County Convention the few men in
the county who profit by its not being repre-
sented by Democrats in the Legislature, and ad-
| yOcated measures which would have insured
Democratic representation in both branches
thereof. And here Is the secret of the whole
business. So long as the county remained I'M
represented this little CLIQUE could dictate a. the
self constituted representatives OF the people in
| all political and other matters in viii 4 the
Democrats of Leon county are entitled to
voice. Even now they are freely declaring that
the Governor will appoint county officers for the
| ensuing two years without regard to the will of
| the Democrats 80 recently expressed at the
ballo, box. In this they will be sadly mistaken
Governor Perry was elected by Democrats and
he knows that as Democrat he must obey the
| will of the democrats OF Leon county. j
| ]. n. CARN.
From the Jacksonville Herad.] y
Grady at Tallahaseee.
Capt. ]. F. Tucker, of fernando, himself ~
/ IL .lfE